Tom kha gai is a traditional Thai soup recipe with coconut milk, lime juice, chicken, mushrooms and other spices. Easy to make and tastes delicious!
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 45 minutesminutes
Total Time: 1 hourhour
Servings: 12
Ingredients
2tbspoil
5small shallots, minced
1sticklemongrass, cut into 1 inch pieces
2tbspgrated ginger, or galangal
3clovesgarlic, minced
1tspdried chilies
8cupschicken broth
3canslite coconut milk, 400ml/14oz cans
1 1/2tbspfish sauce
2cupsmushrooms, sliced
3chicken breasts, cut into small bite size peices
1cupfresh squeezed lime juice
1/2cupfresh cilantro, diced
Instructions
Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the shallots, garlic, ginger, lemongrass and dried chilies. Saute until tender and the sahllots are transparent, about 5 minutes.
Stir in the mushrooms and saute until tender, about 4-5 minutes.
Pour in the chicken broth, coconut milk and fish sauce. Heat until it is just barely boiling.
Stir in the diced chicken. Heat the soup back up to where it is just boiling. Reduce heat to a medium low simmer. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring often.
Add the lime juice and cilantro. Cook for another 15 minutes. Remove the lemongrass pieces.
Serve with a small amount of freshly chopped cilantro.